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From the moment the chorus of enviably slender and attractive drag queens began playfully throwing inflatable balls into the audience during the opening sequence of La Cage Aux Folles, I knew I was in for a fun night. Proud, poised and perfectly choreographed, the pampered troupe set the tone with their explosive performance of 'We Are What We Are', with fabulous costume changes, glamorous introductions and the sort of legs that would have Gisele Bundchen turning green with envy!
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Playing camp as if he were born to wear a bright pink wig, Allam has the audience eating out of his hand as his diva strops make way for genuine hurt when he discovers Jean-Michel wants him and his flamboyant lifestyle out of the way for the big family introductions. With such a large-than-life character to share the limelight with, Quast could easily become just another chorus girl in Zaza’s show, but his voice and presence lifted him to the forefront and his gentle serenading of Albin with the beautiful melody 'Song on the Sand' was enchanting. Unlike the somewhat over-sold, forced chemistry between Jean-Michel and his fluffy fiancée Anne, Quast and Allam flirt, bicker and cavort with laugh-out-loud believability, and their clear devotion to one another sends you groping for the hand of your nearest loved one.
